Ira Bowman vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe and Ira Bowman that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Ira Bowman

vs.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ira Bowman: 1999-00 to 2001-02
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ira Bowman 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Ira Bowman 3 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Ira Bowman 1 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Ira Bowman 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Ira Bowman 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ira Bowman 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Ira Bowman 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.9 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.5 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.2 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Bowman 15 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Ira Bowman 5 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Ira Bowman 9 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Ira Bowman 3 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Ira Bowman 0 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Ira Bowman 17 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Bowman .636 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Ira Bowman .500 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 3.3 (2002) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.7 (2001) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 2.3 (2001) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.7 (2002) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2002) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Bowman 0 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Ira Bowman 0 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Ira Bowman 2 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Ira Bowman 0 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Ira Bowman 0 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Ira Bowman 7 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 (2000) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.